But on Wednesday, they stayed put, watching the launch, descent and explosion.Īccording to flight data, two NASA planes flew over the Texas gulf coast just before the Starship’s scheduled launch on Tuesday, with another NASA airplane buzzing the Island on Wednesday. Once the launch aborted, droves of cars began leaving the Island. 8, afternoon, but with a second to spare, one of the three Raptor engines auto-aborted, stopping the spacecraft at 4:35 p.m.Ĭrowds of people gathered at Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island where SpaceX’s Boca Chica facility could be seen in the distance. The highly anticipated launch was initially scheduled on Tuesday, Dec.
“Fuel header tank pressure was low during landing burn, causing touchdown velocity to be high and (the rapid unscheduled disassembly), but we got all the data we needed,” Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX posted on his Twitter account. The Raptor engines reignited to bring SN8 upright, nearly landing intact before exploding. After climbing to an altitude of 8 miles, SN8’s three Raptor (powered by liquid methane and oxygen) engines stopped, causing the prototype spacecraft to drop horizontally through the sky. SpaceX’s Starship SN8 prototype spacecraft successfully launched from the aerospace firm’s Boca Chica facility on Wednesday afternoon, with a total flight time of six minutes and forty-two seconds. Seven minutes have changed the course of space travel forever. FREE Shipping on your first order shipped by Amazon. This Shattered World (The Starbound Trilogy (2)) Book 2 of 3: The Starbound Trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Dec 1, 2015.
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